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Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime

ApplicationMicrosoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am webview2, edge webview, msedgewebview2

Microsoft CorporationSystem

Embedded Edge engine wey other apps dey host. Di process na msedgewebview2.exe. No bi Microsoft Edge di browser.

Wetin you need know

WebView2 na di embed engine. Edge di browser na msedge.exe.

Other apps dey host msedgewebview2.exe. No bi di Edge window. If you end every copy, e fit make dose apps blank.

Wetin e be?
Embedded Edge runtime
Still current?
Yes, see Current status
Official download?
Use di vendor link inside dis article
Feex tok say
If msedgewebview2.exe dey busy and Edge dey closed, I dey look for Teams or another host. I no dey treat dat process like second browser wey you open.

Wetin bi Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime?

WebView2 na Chromium Edge inside another app UI. msedge.exe na di full browser. If you end every WebView, e fit blank Teams, Outlook, or game launcher.

If you never use am before

If you never open Edge but you still dey see msedgewebview2.exe, another app dey host Edge engine inside im window. Teams, widgets, and many installers dey do dis. No bi di blue-e browser. No uninstall am to "remove Edge."

Wetin dem dey use am for?

In-app web UI

Teams, widgets, and desktop apps dey render HTML here. No bi browser window wey you choose.

Evergreen runtime

Microsoft dey update di shared runtime. Fixed-version embeds dey, but na Evergreen most PCs dey show.

No bi di Edge browser

To close Edge no dey stop WebView2. If you uninstall di runtime, e go break hosts.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey dey see msedgewebview2.exe without opening Edge
  • Admins wey dey package Evergreen WebView2
  • Users wey bad guide tell make dem "delete Edge"

Current status

Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime (2020) na current embedded edge runtime from Microsoft Corporation. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/.

How old e be?

WebView2 release for 2020 as di Chromium Edge embed. Di old EdgeHTML WebView don commot. Current Windows apps dey expect di Evergreen runtime.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Evergreen Runtime
Fixed Version (app-local)

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
msedgewebview2.exe Main Windows executable

Startup components

WebView2 dey start when host app need am. Windows features fit start copy without browser window.

File locations

Common Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime locations
Typical install C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\

Common wahala dem

You uninstall WebView2 make you fit remove Edge

Di browser and di runtime na different products. Hosts go fail without di runtime.

Many processes at once

Each host fit start im own WebView. Dat one na normal tin, no bi duplicate Edge install.

How to get unstuck

See who start msedgewebview2.exe

Task Manager > Details > command line or di process article. Di parent na di host app.

Repair Evergreen from Microsoft WebView2 page

developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2 na di supported bootstrapper.

No delete EdgeWebView under Program Files

Dat folder na di runtime. Reinstall di bootstrapper if e don break.

Alternatives

Old IE WebBrowser embeds na legacy. CefSharp and other Chromium embeds na vendor-specific, no bi dis Microsoft runtime.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/ Official installer or vendor page
Help learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/ Vendor support
Official site developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Same level of need as Edge: RAM and working GPU driver. Na di host app dey set how heavy WebView go be.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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